A16Z · 7 October 2026

Investing in Preference Model

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A16Z backs Preference Model, which builds reinforcement learning evaluation environments for AI labs training models on complex tasks like coding and ML engineering. The startup open-sources Karotte, a framework hardened against reward hacking and sandbox escapes.

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Topics: AI Infrastructure · AI (Horizontal)

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